The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-19
with that the party used up me fe,
msinder OF the $40 lee IN poshe Oh
"widdy" CliQuot.

with that the party used mp the re,
mainder Of the sl0iee In . bottle OF
"widdy" Oliquot.
RRMARHApLR ANnAL INSTINCT.
A remarkable irtancs OF animal
instinct recently cane to light 10 this
city, showing that tts bird has reason,
and the capacity to compete with a
man In what hes hitherto been De
lieyed to be peculiarly humSnity'e
field. A citizen Of Washington iound
q swallows nest In hh barn, ard In 1t
two young swallows ppon taking one
bird In his hand he ssw that one OF its
legs was very thoroughly bsnd'ged
with horse hair. Hb carefully re-
moved the hairs one " one and then
saw that the pestling's leg was broken
He visited the nest the next day, and
the leg was again baudsged % osi're
The work OF the bird surgeon was not
again intsrieted with, and IN about
two weeks il wsr found that the bars
were being removed, only . lev being
taken of each day, and finally, when
all were taken of, the union Of the
bone was evidently perfect, 40 the
bird was able to fly Of with i's mate.
pARwiLL's WEALTH.
Senator Charles v. Farwell says
that he thinks he and his psrtr ers,
his brother and Abner TAYLOR, OF Chi.
cago, will make from Sl6, 1000 to
$40, ,0O0, 900 in their Texas land spscu
latiou. 1t 10 said that the stale oi
Texas has given to the Far~ell Dom.
psny 8 0OO, 900 acres Of the bee: land
In Texas. The lana today is worth %
an aero, and the State building did not
cost more than $l,000,0I0 The land
is ell fenced In. Seventy. i've thou
sand cattle are on II and more are TO
10 follow. 1t comprises enough terri.
tory for principality. The FXwell
Com pany have their headquarters In
London. Ecglish capitalists have
about one. quarter OF the stock. Thi'
great aud eucceesful venture wal
brought TO the Farwel's by an impe
cunisry and visionary man, who OBJ
tanned tbs contracts which he sole
TO the Fsrwell Company. Toe story
goes that the mau happened Il
be In Austin, and, hearini
that the State was Offering the land I,
anyone who would put mp State build
ings, he calmly wa ksd mp and tool
the coltrsct, when be had barely
suonsh money In bis pocket 10 psy
bis fare to Chicago. The tame met
who gave away such block of LANE
rather than raise the money ntcetBrl
by taxation, OF course never dfeamtS
OF questioning the contractlPs hnSn
cial ability. H. lad tome toub,e II
convii cling the Farwels OF the valu
OF the Land, owing to their dittIust o
lie v.sonsry c1ntrlotor'e judgment
but investigation showed tie value
and so ihe contract was purchosed 10
few thousand dollars, aud propert
was obtiined wAich will net ia owner
many millions.
A REMARKABLE MAN.
II II commonly said that Mr.. Spo
ford, the Librarian Of Congress, know
something about the contents oi ever
volume In the library, which no'
numbers over eo0, 900 books. This
practically true. He has q wonderiu
memory, and his perceptive facultie
are 90 acute that be can Gull the q
sence Of q book, mag sine or paps
within q brief period, and then h
locks this information In his e1mmt
dious brain, and keeps II, a II wer
"on tap" His intuition 10 msrveloS
and his methods OF dispatchirg bus
ness none the less remarkable. II
often dictates q letter 10 his nssistan
opens the voluminous mail = she q
fee and gives directions 10 tie des
clerk, all at one lime and without u
sIightest effort A member Of Oh
gress once said: 81 don't read book
when want TO know any thing res
spoffoid." In that way, he adj
ed, he got the whole library
one glance-a figure OF speeol
but not a. broad "a
souuds. IL number
a Senator wants q quotation that cai
not be- found In any Of the eompil
tioae OF familiar quotations, and 9
pecially II II Ia Of very obscure orielI
, he goes 10 Mr.. spohOfd, III he wan
the best auth jrity on any subject, o
indeed, II he wants 10 learn anythln
that may be found In any of n
thousands Of volumes compo6ing II
library, hs ,oes 10 the same sourc
Members seldom think OF looking
the catalogues. Tney simply tar
the librarian, who keeps his fountai
OF knowledge always running.
AN hPJRTArT DLcIsIoH.
The United Satss Attorney .
Colorado has forEard.d 10 tbe Or
missioner Of the General Land ON
q copy Of an important oecision 70
, dered BY the Hon. Moses Halle
United States District Judges Tor Il
District Of Colorado, In two oases
. the United States vs. the Denver a
, Rio Grande Railroad Company, deci
/ ing an 10 the rights OF said company
cut timber from public lsn& mud
|. their granting act Of June 8, ts72, q
!. the general right OF way act of Mar,
4 3, 1876. Ooncedipg the right oi u
road under thsir granting act 10 pr
n cure timber for construction and !
4 psirs from public land adjacent
(, tha, portion Of road complsssd pri
/. 10 Juno 8, 1882, and under The ge
eral right OF way act for construct,
!. only from lands adjacent 10 thst p'
4 tion OF road constructed sub isquent
a June 8, 1882, the Judge reLasrs I
i. frs, judicial deoision that the La
= Ofics has been able 10 obtain ~
I the meaning Of the words from /
j. public lands adjacent 10 the line
q said road" a. contained In the
/. mentioned. The decision Of lhe Jud
n IL tha, the right 10 take timber frt
public lands under said acts ,x,er
" laterally sons distance from the ril
d OF way and 10 such lands as may
reached by ordinary transportation
vag1 ans and not otherwise. The III
Der must b. used for the construct